Odd sprung serving fork. What do you serve with it?

[her ladyship]

I recently acquired this odd serving fork, which could be just an elaborate olive fork, but I'm not 100%.
It's marked only 830S, and that plus the style lead me to think it could be Norwegian. As you can see, there are two prongs, between which sits a flat plate. The plate is attatched to a shaft which runs through the handle to the plunger on top, and inside the handle is a (now rather fragile) spring. So, is it a fancy olive fork, or something more exotic? Just what do you serve with it? My mind has been boggling with ideas and I've thought of everything from pickled walnuts to eyeballs! The piece is 17cm long.[/i]
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[dognose]

Hi,
I think its use is for anything that is hard to stab with a fork and is then hard to remove from it when sucessful such as pickled onions,
Regards Trev.
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[Doos]

Could also be handy if you walk the (small) dog, better than using a plastic bag.

I would guess it was used for something soft and/or slippery (because of the curled teeth).
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[her ladyship]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still a bit mystified by it, and I've come to the conclusion that it cant be for anything pickled or stored in brine, as it would destroy the steel spring. It must be for boiled beets, jerusalem artichokes, and other types of round, slippery veg. I'm still open to more specific suggestions, though!
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